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Παρασκευή, 24 Οκτωβρίου 2014

Are You an Old Soul? 18 Characteristics of an Old Soul

by Nicky Sutton for 8 June 2014

Wondering if
you are an old soul, may indicate that you are. If you see a baby and an 80
year old, it's possible that the baby possesses a more advanced soul than the 80
year-old. An old soul can be described as a spirit that was either manifest for
the first time a longer universal time ago than others, or a spirit that has
progressed to a more advanced state of spiritual knowledge, awareness and
balance. Highly progressed souls may be close to advancing from this third
dimension to the fourth, or they could have journeyed to Earth from a higher
fifth or sixth dimension of existence in order to experience this earthly
illusion – making them literally from another planet. Wherever they came
from, the old soul has a unique set of characteristics. Knowing these
characteristics can help you to decide whether you are an old soul or not. Please
remember that if you are not an old soul, you're still just as wondrous and
unique. You too will ultimately progress to state of spiritual balance and
oneness with the one creation, through many lifetimes and discarnate times in
between.

Characteristics of an Old Soul

1. Being Spiritually Awakened or
Experiencing Spiritual Awakening The old soul might be spiritually aware
from birth or experience a spiritual awakening any time from childhood into
adulthood. For the very old soul, it's usually sooner rather than later. The
old soul is spiritually activated and the life plan that it chose before birth
becomes subconsciously remembered. This penetrating of the forgetting process
allows for continued spiritual progression, working toward achieving life's
plan, and causes the following characteristics in this list to emerge. 2.
Needing Time Alone Commonly an old soul needs time alone, or more extremely,
can be reclusive at times. There are three reasons for this. Firstly, the
behavior of others can be perplexing and unpredictable, especially those of
younger souls. Secondly, the empathic and psychic senses can be activated and
this continual 'psychic noise' can affect the old soul's equilibrium. Thirdly,
an advanced soul intuitively knows it needs time alone for spiritual
progression, to achieve focus, so that energies are not depleted by others. 3.
Feeling Like Earth is Not Your Home If you are a soul from a higher
dimension or other planetary sphere, being on Earth can be unsettling. Things
are likely to be different to back home. The old soul can feel like they're
trapped in the earthly insanity, which is barbaric at times, and somewhat
foreign in cultural norms, societal progression, technology and so on. 4.
Kind and Helpful to Others Being a highly progressed spirit, the old soul
knows that the essence of positive polarity is service to others. Giving of the
self without expectation of return. This illustrates balance in the green
chakra energy center. The sharing of high vibrational energies comes naturally
to the old soul, and intuitively knows their importance. 5. Forward Thinking Old souls are forward thinking and innovative. Partly due to a subconscious
remembering of conditions in previous lifetimes and an urge to replicate those
for the benefit of all, but also being highly developed and balanced
spiritually. The old soul has the ability to think around problems, knowing
that negative conditions, such as poverty or inequality, do not have to be
tolerated. 6. Tries to Improve the World Subconscious memories of past
lives can begin to perforate the veil of forgetting at birth. Seeing inadequate
and unfavorable conditions and norms on earth, motivates the old soul to lend
time and other resources to improving the world. The urge to help others too
plays a role. 7. Tries to Protect the Environment The old soul is aware
that we are 'one' with the Earth and are dependent upon it. Underdeveloped
souls are shortsighted and willing to use up the planet's resources for short
term gain. The old soul sees the bigger picture and tries to, or at least takes
an interest in, protecting our planet. 8. Loves to Learn and Experience Each
lifetime is a voyage of learning and discovery for personal enrichment, and to
add to the universal consciousness. Learning and experience are therefore prime
motivators for the old soul's behaviors, and the more variety that can be
gained the better. 9. Dislike of Negativity

Low vibrational energies such
as hatred, greed and anger do not sit well with the old soul. The more
progressed the soul, the more it is polarized toward love, light and service to
others. Negative energies serve to counteract the positive vibrations that the
old soul is here to enjoy and share with others in this illusion (when not
having precious alone time!). 10. Awareness of a One Creator or God Highly
progressed souls are aware of the unity and interdependence of all living
things, and that we all derive from one creation. This means that you should
love others the same as you love yourself – as we are all one. The adept is
capable of looking upon those who have hatred for them, with love. 11.
Ability to Transcend Ego The ego is the perception of the self and all of
it's components. It maps things like self-esteem, attitudes, beliefs,
interests, likes, dislikes, personality, confidence, and how highly you regard
yourself. The ego can be all encompassing and require feeding. It can therefore
cause certain behaviors not conducive to spiritual progression. The old soul
knows that the ego is just an illusion, a mental construct, and therefore
should have no bearing on life. Consumerism seeks to appeal to the ego, for
profits, and this has no effect on the old soul. The important things in life
are attended to and accomplished without the hindrance of the ego. 12. Not
Materialistic Having let of the ego, material possessions are not required
in order to feed it, for example, providing self worth by having an excessively
expensive car. The highly evolved soul knows that basic material possessions
are required for physical survival and perhaps a basic level of happiness, for
example owning crystals for healing work. But excess is unimportant and cannot
be taken with you when you leave this earthly realm. 13. Not Narcissistic Again due to the absence of the controlling ego, concentrating on one's
appearance is not a pressing need. Looking good is not required in order to
have self esteem and confidence. 14. Dislike of Power, Greed, Deception,
Manipulation and Control. These activities derive from negative vibrational
energies. The old soul does not like being part of a hierarchy and dislikes being
given orders. Therefore old souls are often self employed or work with others
in the absence of hierarchy. These negative behaviors are foreign to the old
soul, and they would never conceive of behaving in such ways. Such behaviors
are likely to be rare or even eliminated from his or her home world entirely. 15. Bewildered by Others' Behaviors Any negative behaviors requiring the
use of negative energies are viewed as unnecessary and underdeveloped by the
old soul. A need to distance themselves from the source of the negativity is a
key driver in causing reclusive behavior. The underdeveloped soul and its
behaviors, if negative, can leave the old soul completely baffled. 16. Love
Nature and Animals The purity and nonthreatening aspects of nature and animals
are appealing to the old soul. The knowledge that plants, animals, in fact the
entire earthly illusion derives from one infinite creation, causes the old soul
a deep respect and love for everything. 17. Balanced Energies and
Personality Being highly developed, the chakras are likely more balanced
than younger entities. This results in even, free flowing of energies, and in
turn a balanced, well-rounded personality. Emotional outbursts are uncommon,
inner peace is enjoyed and the ability to handle any situation makes the old
soul a good person to have around in any situation. 18. Makes the Most of
Life Due to each life being a unique journey of leaning and discovery, the
old soul makes the most of the opportunities for enrichment that each lifetime brings.
Do this too if your soul is young or old, as we will all reach the highest
levels of spiritual progression in the end.